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Do you know of a trainer who could possibly help me to train a DAD on Long Island, NY? I had someone's name and now I can't find his information- hopefully I will find it again, but I would like to ask a few trainers what they think.

I would love to know of a real DAD trainer in eastern PA. A puppy is too much for me. After a lot of research, I adopted a two year old Chocolate Lab. She was fostered, so she was crate trained and had some living with a family experience. Things are going well.
I would strongly suggest giving this a good bit of thought before taking on the task of training your own DAD. First train the dog or pup for public access in general. You can work up to scent samples when you have the dog's full focus, trust, and he is attentive to your everymove, on and off leash.

I live in the greater Kansas City area, and have not been able to find anybody anywhere close to me to help me train my new puppy. Cherise, if you wouldn't mind asking if the lady in Utah knows anybody around here, I would really appreciate it! Thanks so much!

Missrobbie, I can contact the lady who does this in Utah and ask her if there are breeders in CA that do this. If anyone else would like to know for their area let me know and I will contact her or know if she knows some place to look for info on self trainers.

I do know there is a facebook group dedicated to people who do self training or have went through it. Its actually has a lot of informative websites and information that I could post on here when I have a chance. My work schedule is a little crazy right now and I don't have a lot of time to do anything with work and my family (7 year old special needs boy and 14 month old boy plus husband keeps me pretty busy).

If you live in Phoenix ,AZ there is a non diabetic service dog program.

Happy Tails Service Dogs Training is dedicated to the education and training of a person with a disability and a dog to become a working team. All services for the students are FREE of charge.
25% of Arizonans are functionally disabled with that number increasing. Service Dogs provide a
way to mobility and connection to the outside community.

Tip: I would tell these dog trainers about Operation Freedom & Mary Cortani. Mary Cortani is helping veterans train their own dog to become service dog for FREE. Diabetic I would contact a dog trainer in your area and see if these dog trainer can do the same for diabetic. WE NEED HELP and tell these dog trainer the TRUTH, most diabetic can't afford to pay for a DAD from an organization.

Early Alert Canines in Concord does not charge for diabetic alert dogs. There is a $100 application fee and a $100 materials fee when you attend class. The dogs are procured and trained by Early Alert Canines.

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